This is the first time I've ever read of such a concept. A read-only database connection and a regular database connection. I've never seen this done anywhere. And I certainly...

In my career I've seen very little difference in ability between people with a degree and people without; still less between those with a CS degree and those with...

Like Jerry Nixon said early in his Twitter/X post, getting a CS degree or not is very nuanced. My first software development job I got because I have a degree....

Hey @Below86, I completely agree with you when it comes to working from home. Last year I was one of thousands of people who forced to return to the office,...

I agree the VBScript isn't likely supported anymore. But that doesn't stop those old VBScripts written 15+...

I've tried uninstalling SSMS 20.2. Then I reinstalled it. However, that didn't help. I got this error:

Looking at the event viewer I saw this:

Log Name:...

I found the .NET Framework version number. I downloaded it. I renamed the .XML file, but it still didn't work. 🙁

Interesting article, Steve. I hadn't thought of these issues until I read what you wrote. The idea of companies open sourcing their software, especially if it becomes obsolete, is novel...

A thought occurred to me about this topic. We've got developers (I'm one), operations, system administrators, DBAs, project managers, business analysts, DevOps personnel (again, I'm one), etc. But one role...

Steve, if it were possible I'd give your editorial one billion likes! I work in state government. I've been a software engineer for a couple decades. I've never seen a...

Hmmm, interesting argument, Steve. Certainly, I think a lot of people where I work would be much happier if we just stayed with Waterfall. From their point of view there's...

Steve, that makes sense. I think part of my issue is that, although I  understand how DevOps is supposed to work, I don't really have any practical experience doing DevOps....

Rod, I use Visual Studio...

... There's also what we used to call the mythical phase 2.  This is where a problem of some sort is discovered and the PM/Stakeholder says "we will...

Two comments on this topic. First, I like what you said, Steve, "I think part of the reason that people try to ignore config data is that it is hard...